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Veer Lofts – South Lake Union:
Offering special, limited time pricing on six units that closes by February 22, 2009. The units, two flats and four flexi-lofts, are being offered between $285,000 to $299,000. The flexi’s were priced in the high-$300,000′s, so good deals. The two flats are approximately 750 sq ft, one a corner unit with lake view and the other with city views. Two of the flexi’s have city views and two are on the back side with Space Needle views. www.veerlofts.com

Veer is offering other incentives as well:

• No HOA dues until September 2010
• Paid closing costs up to $7,450
• A $1,000 Ikea gift certificate
• Two $500 Alaska Air gift certificates
• A 1-year membership to Rain Fitness

Ruby – Eastlake:
A VIP grand opening is planned for the weekend of January 24th/25th from 11 am to 5 pm. Ruby is a new construction development by Barrientos whose other recent projects include The Pearl, Leona, The Bernard and The Packard. Homes at Ruby start from $269,990. www.rubycondos.com

Brix – Capitol Hill/Broadway:
Broadway-side building is complete with a grand opening scheduled for January 31st. They are offering a grand opening special — no HOA dues till 2011. See Matt’s post about mechanic’s lien and possible legal action involving the general contractor. www.brixcondos.com

Fini – Phinney Ridge:
Announced they are offering “close out” pricing on their final four units, all one-bedroom + dens that are priced from $399, 990 to $449,990. www.finicondos.com

Rollin Street Flats – Gateway / South Lake Union:
Vulcan announced that Rollin Street received a few awards from The Nationals sales and marketing competition, presented by a group that’s part of the National Association of Home Builders. Rollin’s received a Gold Award for Best Website for an urban community and two Silver Awards for best attached community and best brochure. www.rollinstreet.com

This past summer I wrote about the Brix Condos on Capitol Hill. Brix is the Hill’s newest development located at the old Safeway lot on Broadway.

Brix homes feature:

• High ceilings (flats up to 9′, lofts up to 15’6″)
• Townhomes with exposed timber ceilings
• Balconies (many with Juliet balconies)
• Frigidaire washer/dryer
• Frigidaire gas range
• Fisher & Paykel refrigerators
• Bosch diswashers
• Hardwood & carpet flooring
• Slab milk glass or granite countertops

Options/Upgrades include:

• Hardwood throughout
• Air conditioning
• Frigidaire Microhood (microwave mounted over range – I would think this should be a standard feature)
• Stainless steel mobile kitchen cart
• Electronic shades

Though not slated to open its Presentation Center (700 Broadway Ave E) to the public until October 21st, Brix will begin accepting reservations on Saturday, October 7th for those who pre-registered on their website. (Editor’s note, anyone can make a reservation or purchase prior to the official grand opening.)

• Reservations start October 7th with a $5000 deposit.

• Purchase and Sales will begin the week of October 16th. A down payment of 5% of the purchase price and a Countrywide pre-qualification letter are required. Buyers may select any mortgage lender, but for the purchase and sale, Brix requires buyers to be pre-qualified through Countrywide.

• Purchase appointments will be made on October 17th through October 20th.

• Unit price ranges will be available on the 7th, currently Brix only has preliminary price ranges for model types.

View available Brix condos and townhomes for sale.

The Brix presentation center will officially open to the public on October 7th at which time Brix will be accepting reservations. Purchase conversions of those reservations will begin on October 16th.

The Presentation Center, located at 700 Broadway Avenue E, will showcase kitchen and bath vignettes, sample finishes, a scale model of the development, a virtual tour and sample floor plans.

Update: This project has been completed.

A new condo project in the heart of Capitol Hill, the Brix condos, will certainly add vitality back to “the Hill”. Brix is planned for the old Safeway site on the north-end of Broadway. If anyone has been to Broadway lately, it has lost its luster with many of the long-time and quaint business closing or moving. Combined with other new residential/retail projects on Broadway, Brix will infuse a bit of life back to Broadway.

Brix will be concrete, glass and steel featuring 140 one & two bedroom flats, lofts, 16′ ceiling SkyLofts and two-level townhomes. The taller modern Broadway facing wing will house the flats & SkyLofts while the brick-facade 10th Avenue wing will be home to the townhouses and lofts.

Building & unit features include:

• hardwood floors
• custom cabinetry
• stainless steel appliances
• upscale plumbing and lighting fixtures
• Option Entertainment centers and kitchens with floating islands
• Courtyard & roof top deck
• 7,700 square of retail space at ground level, no doubt housing a coffee place or two

Looking at preliminary renderings I’m a little disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great looking building, very modern with clean lines. But, it would be more appropriate in Belltown, Lower Queen Anne or South Lake Union; a little out of character for Broadway.

>>    View available Brix condos and townhomes for sale.